8 Day Country Tour Itinerary

the next tour date is an 8 day Costa Rica tour June 14 - 21, 2025

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This is a great way to see a variety of areas in Costa Rica as a tourist.  All hotels, all meals, all transportation within Costa Rica, all activity fees, and airport pickup and drop off, all tour fees, trips and entrance fees to national parks are also included.  The itinerary is subject to change based on hotel availability or other factors such as days that particular national parks are closed, etc. but this is pretty close to the itinerary we will follow. I've had past tour clients call this a culinary tour of Costa Rica.  Adult beverages are not included but are available.  We do often mix the order of the tour, depending on hotel availability, but this is a good description.  Our tour is a bit physically demanding so please be in reasonable physical shape.   

You fly into San Jose (SJO airport code). The cost of the tour is $4,200 per couple (double occupancy) or $2,400 per single (single occupancy).  This fee is almost all-inclusive, it includes all lodging, all transportation within Costa Rica, all entrance and activity fees and two meals per day. We travel in a luxury Mercedes van and limit the number of people on the tour to 13.  We'll visit Manuel Antonio national park (the most popular park in Costa Rica), see volcanos, take a river cruise, hike in a rain forest, see numerous waterfalls and may even get a chance to swim in one, visit a cloud forest, visit the oldest coffee plantation in Costa Rica and take a river boat ride, see monkeys, hummingbirds, and lots of flora and fauna.  We'll visit a number of towns, considered the highlights of Costa Rica.  

If you want to join us after reading the details below, please submit your tour application via the link toward the end of this email. You need no immunizations for Costa Rica or Panama.

Day 1: You will be picked up at the airport and brought to the Hotel Martino where you can relax before we head off on our adventure www.HotelMartino.com.  The Hotel has a gym, pool, spa, walking trails, restaurant and more.  If you arrive earlier in the day there is a great bird zoo across the street.  We will have a welcome cocktail party at 6:30 pm at the hotel that night.  Dinner is on your own today but it's the only meal you'll have to pay for.  

Day 2: Trip to the beautiful La Paz Waterfall Gardens, visiting an huge bird aviary, a butterfly farm, a hummingbird garden, serpentarium, wildcat exhibit and a hike through nicely laid trails and stairs touring 5 amazing waterfalls, including a nice buffet lunch. We'll also visit the Doka Estates Coffee Plantation.  We'll stop at a supermarket after touring today so anyone can purchase snacks, water, wine, ATM, etc. for their personal use during the rest of the tour.  We will be eating dinner tonight in La Fortuna, at a very popular typical Costa Rican restaurant with great food. We spend the second night at the Arenal lodge (based on availability). 

Day 3: We stay another day in La Fortuna, famous town of Arenal Volcano.  we'll swim in a hot thermal bath park with lots of great pools and heated water from the volcano.

Day 4: We leave La Fortuna and head to Manuel Antonio National Park, staying at the Falls Hotel or the Costa Verde Hotel, in great rooms. We'll also likely see monkeys, sloths, toucans and more. We are staying at one of my favorite hotels in Costa Rica, either the Falls Hotel or,  the hotel Costa Verde

Day 5 and 6: Driving to the town of Dominical where we will stay for two nights at the Villas Rio Mar hotel.  We may swim in the Paz Azul Waterfall that day and we will take a zip line tour (optional expense) on the morning of Day 5. We'll eat lunch at Ricar2 and dinner at El Fuego brewery.  We'll visit the large outdoor crafts market and see the surfers at Dominical beach.  We'll have plenty to do in this area and time to relax in their excellent pool, in time for happy hour.

Day 7:  We'll take a river cruise on the Tarcoles River on our journey back to San Jose.  We'll tour around the central valley of San Jose, visit the Central Market, the Mercado Municipal de Artesenas (Artists Market), visit the famed National Theatre and walk one of the pedestrian friendly walking streets.  We spend the night at the Hotel Barcelo.

On the morning of the last day, we'll enjoy a nice buffet breakfast and have access to the pool and grounds.  Check out at the Barcelo is noon time, and an Airport shuttle service is provided free of charge.  if you want to stay longer, we can offer our tour operator hotel rate to you.  

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*hotels and itinerary subject to change, based on availability. Costa Rica requires you have at least 1 months before the expiration date to enter Costa Rica